Judge rules lottery can continue. Musk lawyer: Lottery winners not random

There is no prize to be won, instead recipients must fulfill contractual obligations to serve as a spokesperson for the Pac.

A lawyer for DA Krasner’s office called those comments a “complete admission of liability”.

We just heard this guy say, my boss, my client, called this random. We promised people that they were going to participate in a random process, but it’s a process where we pre-select people.

The lawyer then the court a clip of Musk at a Trump rally on 19 October telling attendees that America PAC would “randomly” award $1m to people who sign the petition every day until the election. In the video, Musk also said “all we ask” is that the winners serve as spokespeople for the group. Krasner took the stand to offer evidence. Under questioning, he said two Pennsylvania residents had been “scammed for their information” and called the giveaway a “grift” aimed at political marketing.